diff --git a/nix-system-configs/modules/system_scripts/gcloud_backup.nix b/nix-system-configs/modules/system_scripts/gcloud_backup.nix
index a4f9dfd..f2c170a 100644
--- a/nix-system-configs/modules/system_scripts/gcloud_backup.nix
+++ b/nix-system-configs/modules/system_scripts/gcloud_backup.nix
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ in {
     description = "Backup PostgresSQL databases to GCS";
     serviceConfig = {
       Type = "oneshot";
-      User = "postgres";
+      User = "root";
       ExecStart = "${postgresBackupScript}";
     };
   };